MBB: American Rivers Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Final Totals for 2009 (subject to revision)

D3 vs.

D1....1-35
D2....12-57
NAIA 1....9-26
NAIA 2....130-97
NCCAA 1....7-2
NCCAA 2....38-15
USCAA....67-12
Other....60-11

[T.A.R.D.I.S.]

I believe Wartburg beat D-1 Central Florida in the early part of this decade in a regular season game over the Christmas break. 

[Gregory Sager]

Final Totals for 2009 (subject to revision)

D3 vs.

D1....1-35
D2....12-57
NAIA 1....9-26
NAIA 2....130-97
NCCAA 1....7-2
NCCAA 2....38-15
USCAA....67-12
Other....60-11

Thanks, Pat. I'd forgotten about Rhodes's interdivisional standings.

So ... there's your answer, Dr. Phil. D3 teams played D1 opponents in regular-season games 36 times last season, with Millikin's win over SIUE being the lone D3 victory.

[Alfredeneumann]

I believe Wartburg beat D-1 Central Florida in the early part of this decade in a regular season game over the Christmas break.  

Yes they did. http://www.d3hoops.com/notable/dec00b.htm


Also Coe will play UNI this winter. Nov 28 @ McLeod Center. Coe owns 21-19 series advantage over UNI since 1902 and last played 1952

[haterinthehouse]

Randolph-Macon defeated George Mason in an exhibition game this last year

[Dr. Phil]

Final Totals for 2009 (subject to revision)

D3 vs.

D1....1-35
D2....12-57
NAIA 1....9-26
NAIA 2....130-97
NCCAA 1....7-2
NCCAA 2....38-15
USCAA....67-12
Other....60-11

Thanks, Pat. I'd forgotten about Rhodes's interdivisional standings.

So ... there's your answer, Dr. Phil. D3 teams played D1 opponents in regular-season games 36 times last season, with Millikin's win over SIUE being the lone D3 victory.

......thanks to all that responded.......you confirmed my thoughts that a win maybe tough to come by.....but "thats why they play the game" right?

[Dr. Phil]

As the season is right around the corner and teams have begun their respective practices, I would like those in the know to list the top 5 backcourts, forecourt or forward tandems and post/center play in the conference.  Let the talk begin.

[sportsknight]

Update on former IIAC MVP Nate Schmidt of Wartburg, who was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer.
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/66235937.html

[Alfredeneumann]

Wartburg has posted its roster

http://www.go-knights.net/mbasketball/vroster.html

[Alfredeneumann]

Wartburg picked by coaches to win conference

Wartburg College, which finished fourth in the 2008-09 Iowa Conference men's basketball race is the coaches' pick to capture the 2009-10 IIAC men's basketball championship. The Knights received five of nine first-place votes, totaling 68 points in the IIAC Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll.

Preview
http://www.iowaconference.com/news/2009-10/Previews/mbasketball0910preview.pdf

[doolittledog]

Wartburg picked by coaches to win conference

Wartburg College, which finished fourth in the 2008-09 Iowa Conference men's basketball race is the coaches' pick to capture the 2009-10 IIAC men's basketball championship. The Knights received five of nine first-place votes, totaling 68 points in the IIAC Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll.

Preview
http://www.iowaconference.com/news/2009-10/Previews/mbasketball0910preview.pdf

A few thoughts on that release.  Loras sure has taken a tumble down the rankings.  Wartburg, after a couple of off years, is back at the top.  It says Cornell is returning "all three starters"  That is pretty impressive they are the defending conference champs and they were playing 3 on 5 basketball to do it!!!

[Klompen]

A few thoughts on that release.  Loras sure has taken a tumble down the rankings.  Wartburg, after a couple of off years, is back at the top.  It says Cornell is returning "all three starters"  That is pretty impressive they are the defending conference champs and they were playing 3 on 5 basketball to do it!!!

Wow, Central is returning all 5 starters, maybe we can take them this year.   

[doolittledog]

Dubuque Telegraph-Herald has their season previews for Dubuque and Loras up.

UD one here... http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=263844

Loras one here... http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=263759

[Klompen]

Central's preseason outlook is up on our website.  www.central.edu/athletics

The Dutch evened their record at 1-1 last night with a sloppy win over Bethany Lutheran.  We had a huge size advantage and it wasn't much of a game.  We do need to work on taking better control of the ball though.  Sloppy was definitely the way we played, will have to play better than that the rest of the season. 

Hate harping on the officials, but I wouldn't mind never seeing those guys again.  Sadly, we see them quite frequently. 

[doolittledog]

Hate harping on the officials, but I wouldn't mind never seeing those guys again.  Sadly, we see them quite frequently.  

I have a book on the history of the IIAC written in 1961.  That book mused that 'just as we harp on bad officials today, it is nothing new'  It went on to talk about schools complaining of "homer" refs and told how in the early days of the conference, before most schools had scoreboards in their gyms that the officials would call out the score of the game after every made basket.  During a game at Simpson, after a made shot the ref announced the score as 'Iowa Teachers have 20... WE have 25'  Understandably, the Iowa Teachers bench were not amused